Undergraduate Open Day Modern & Medieval Languages Linguistics

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1 Undergraduate Open Day 2015 Modern & Medieval Languages Linguistics

2 Welcome Thank you for coming to our Open Day. We hope you will find all the information you need here today. The Faculty s mission is to provide undergraduate and postgraduate education of the highest quality in languages and language-related studies. The courses we offer prepare our students for a wide variety of careers. Yet we also want them to enjoy learning for its own sake and we encourage them to explore their interests to the full. Our courses provide our students with a unique opportunity, and we encourage them to make the most of it! We came top of the league table for Modern Languages and Linguistics in the University Guide 2015 published by The Guardian, receiving a maximum score of 100 out of 100 for student satisfaction, student/staff ratio, spend per student, and career destinations. The Times Higher Education Supplement (1 January 2015) places us first out of 57 modern languages departments in the UK when quality and quantity are combined. At present we have approximately 700 undergraduate students, 50 MPhil students and 120 doctoral students. Teaching takes place across all six departments. Our Linguistics degree is mainly taught in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. We offer two undergraduate degrees: BA/MML (R800) BA/Linguistics (Q100) Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

3 Plan your visit Registration Please make sure to let us know when you arrive by registering in the Law Faculty Foyer. Registration opens at 9.30 am. Time MML Linguistics :15 am am am noon pm pm pm pm Registration and subject information stands open Law Faculty (Map Ref. 1) Welcome MML & Linguistics Course Presentations (Map Ref. 2) The Year Abroad Prof Jo Whaley Learning a language from scratch Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass & Natasha Franklin Visit the subject information stands Law Faculty MML sample lecture Dr Martin Crowley Visit the Linguistics labs: Phonetics and Psycholinguistics Sign up for a tour at the Linguistics information stand Lunch Parseltongue: an application of linguistics Prof Francis Nolan Lecture Block Room 3 (Map Ref. 5) Linguistic profiling Dr Bert Vaux Lecture Block Room 3 Careers through Languages and Linguistics Q&A Session

4 What s On Subject Information Stands Each department (French, German & Dutch, Spanish & Portuguese, Italian, Slavonic Studies and Linguistics) plus the Year Abroad, Careers Service, Language Centre, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and General Information will have a stand offering the opportunity to speak to members of staff and current students. All stands are on the lower ground floor of the Law Faculty Building (Map Ref. 1). Faculty Library The Faculty Library will be open to visitors from 9 am to 5 pm. Please drop by and the library staff will be happy to answer your questions or give you a guided tour of our collections. The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages library is located in the Raised Faculty Building on the first floor (Map Ref. 3). The Language Centre The Language Centre offers language learning facilities to all members of the University. Whether you would like to take a taught course (currently available in 11 languages), learn at your own pace using the Centre s online site, or make use of the resources available in the John Trim Centre (where there are 170+ languages to choose from), the Language Centre welcomes learners at all levels. A representative will be available to answer any questions you might have. The Centre will also be open for drop-in visits throughout the day; directions available from the General Information desk. Phonetics and Psycholinguistics Lab Tours Interested in studying Linguistics? Why not take a tour of the Phonetics or Psycholinguistics labs to see how a linguistics experiment is conducted. Sign up at the Linguistics stand.

5 Finding your way around Location Description 1 Faculty of Law- Registration Desk, Subject Stands 2 - Main Lecture Theatre 3 MML Faculty Library 4 English Faculty Building- Dept. of Theoretical & Applied Linguistics 5 Lecture Block Room 3

6 Lunch If you have asked for a college lunch, you will have been given a voucher at registration. College lunches are only provided for prospective students. If you have a college lunch voucher, please assemble outside (Map Ref. 2) at 12 noon. Student volunteers will be there to accompany you to lunch at their college and bring you back to the Sidgwick Site for the afternoon programme. If you no longer require a lunch, please return the voucher to the General Information stand in the Law Faculty (Map Ref. 1). There are several cafés on the Sidgwick Site: The Buttery and the Arc Café serve a range of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, salads, and snacks. If you fancy exploring Cambridge, the city centre is a short walk away. Maps are available from the General Information stand. How you can help us You are kindly asked not to take food or drink into the lecture theatres. Please switch off mobile phones during talks. Please do not enter any of the buildings that are not being used for Open Day events. If you find that you have no further use for any of the brochures that you are given today, please return them to one of our stands so they can be recycled. In the event that any of the venues need to be evacuated, please follow the directions of our staff. Thank you.

7 Your Feedback We are always seeking to improve our events so your feedback is important to us. Please complete our online survey to tell us what you thought. Visit or scan the QR code: Alternatively, you are welcome to write, or phone us with your comments Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages University of Cambridge Raised Faculty Building Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge CB3 9DA

8 Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe